Indonesia's Ryan Lalisang and Sharon Limansantoso finished the 2009 ABF Tour with victory in the Tournament of Champions Friday in Salmiya City, Kuwait. In the men's title match, Lalisang struck 10 times before he left a 10-pin standing to shut out Hussain Al-Suwaidi, UAE, 289-199. Lalisang pocketed $20,000 for first place. Limansantoso stunned recent ABTT ranking champion Kim Eun Jung, Korea,
who led the preliminaries with a 208.40 average, 204-178, to win her
first major title and the $10,000 top prize.
Local favorite Ryan Lalisang and Hee Kar Yen (pictured r-l) of Malaysia captured the men's and women's title in the final event of the 2011 Asian Bowling Federation Tour Tuesday at Jaya Ancol bowling center in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the men's title match, Lalisang defeated Badin Lertpirlyasakulkit of Thailand, 230-203, while Kar Yen edged Sharon Limansantoso, Indonsia, 47-39 in roll-off after a 198-198 tie. Limansantoso and Wu Siu Hong of Hong Kong finished atop the women's and men's ABF Tour rankings. 
Annop Arromsaranon (r.) of Thailand and Indonesia's Tannya Roumimper (l.) won the men's and women's title in the ABF Tour Hong Kong, the sixth and penultimate event on the 2011 Asian Bowling Federation Tour. Annop rolled games of 234 and 257 on his way to the men's title match, where he defeated Hong Kong's No. 1, Wu Siu Hong, 249-213. The women's title match was an all-Indonesian affair with Roumimper beating fellow Indonesian national team member Sharon Limansantoso, 224-210. 
Michael Mak (l.), Hong Kong, and Macau's Julia Lam (r.) emerged as the mane's and women's champions at the Asian Bowling Federation Tour Macau leg July 3rd at COTAI International Bowling Center in Macau, China, to claim their first career titles on the ABF Tour. In an all Hong Kong affair, Mak pulled off a 225-198 win over fellow Hong Kong national team bowler Eric Tseng to claim the men's title, while Lam easily defeated compatriot Chan Weng Sam, 212-171, to land the second consecutive victory for a Macau woman.
Thailand's Kritchawat Jampakhao (r.) and Yanee Saebae (l.) swept the men's and women's titles in the 2011 Asian Bowling Federation Tour Thailand leg Monday at S.F. Strike Bowl Ngamwongwan in Bangkok, Thailand. In the men's final, former national team member Kritchawat defeated Kim Byung Suk, Korea, 204-202, to claim the title. Yanee easily topped Jo Hyun-Jung, Korea, in the women's title match, 193-154. The fifth leg of the Tour will be held in Macau, China, on July 3. 
Khaled Al-Hamdan (pictured right) became the first Saudi Arabian bowler to win on the Asian Bowling Federation Tour when he captured the title in the Saudi Arabia leg Thursday at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh. In the title match, the 17-year-old topped Mohammed Janahi, Bahrain, 212-192. The top 16 Asian bowlers in the 5th Kingdom International Open advanced to the ABF Tour Saudi Arabia leg contested in one-game single-elimination format.
Australian two-hander Jason Belmonte (pictured left with ABF President Sheikh Tatal Al Sabah) )saved his best for the championship match to beat Yannaphon Larpapharat, Thailand, 245-212, and to win his second career Asian Bowling Federation Tour title Wednesday at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The third stop of the 2011 Asian Bowling Federation Tour will be the
Saudi Arabia leg on March 31st at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh. 
UAE's Hussain Al-Suwaidi (l.) and former Malaysian national team member Lai Kin Ngoh captured the titles at the Tournament of Champions, the finals of the 2010 Asian Bowling Federation Tour. In the men's title match, Al-Suwaidi defeated local favorite Khaled Al-Dubyyan, Kuwait, 233-213, to earn the USD20,000 top prize. KN edged Milki Ng, Hong Kong, 168-157, to claim the women's title worth USD10,000. 
2006 World Ranking Masters champion Khaled Al-Dubyyan (l.) started the 2011 Asian Bowling Federation Tour with a one-pin victory in the season-opening Dubai leg Saturday at Dubai International Bowling Center in the UAE. The title match was an all-Kuwait affair with Al-Dubyyan defeating Mohammed Kamel Al-Zaidan (r.), 190-189,. The second stop of the 2011 ABF Tour will be held on March 23 at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City.
Jeri Ramadona, Indonesia, and Xu Lan, China, (l-r) won the final tournament of the 2010 Asian Bowling Federation Tour Sunday at Hong Kong Bowling City in Hong Kong, China to conclude the 2010 ABF Tour ranking season. Hussain Al-Suwaidi, UAE and Vanessa Fung, Hong Kong, emerged as the men's and women's ABF Tour Ranking winners. The top 16 men and top 16 women in the tour rankings qualified for the Tournament of Champions to be held in January 2011.
Vanessa Fung from Hong Kong, China, and PBA champion Jason Belmonte, Australia, captured the women's and men's title in the 7th and penultimate leg of the 2010 Asian Bowling Federation Tour at Jaya Ancol Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Fung topped the former Asian and ABF Tour ranking champion, Kim Eun Jung, Korea, 184-178 to
win her third career ABF Tour title. In an exciting men's finale, the two-hander from Down Under doubled in the 10th frame to beat local favorite Oscar, Indonesia, by seven pins, 244-237.
Joshua Chow (l.) from Hong Kong, China, and local bowler Patricia Hui (r.) triumphed in the men's and women's Asian Bowling Federation Tour Macau leg Sunday at COTAI Bowling Center in Macau, China. The men's division was dominated by Hong Kong bowlers, who made it an all-Hong Kong semifinal. Chow (right) cruised to the title with a 239-217 victory over Eric Tseng. On the women's side, 17-year old Patricia Hui flew past ABF Tour champion Vanessa Fung, Hong Kong, 248-177, to
warp up the title. 
Shaker Al-Hassan (l.) cruised to the title in the Asian Bowling Federation Tour Bahrain leg Sunday at Funland Bowling Center in Manama, Bahrain. In the title match the UAE international flew past Yousif Falah (r.), Bahrain, 279-175, to claim his fourth career title on the Tour. In the semifinal, Al-Hassan topped Ryan Lalisang, Indonesia, by
99 pins, 267-168, while Falah defeated his compatriot Fawaz Abdulla,
Bahrain, 229-211. 
Mansour Al-Awami (l.), Qatar, averaged over 245 en route to win his first career Asian Bowling Federation Tour title in the 2010 Egypt leg Friday at the International Bowling Center in Cairo. In the championship match, Al-Awami defeated Jassem Darwish (r.), Kuwait, 237-200, to wrap up the title. The Egypt leg was the fourth event of the 2010 ABF Tour. It marked the
first time that the ABF Tour visited Egypt. The fifth stop will be held May 9 in Bahrain.
Apiwich Watanaphongsakorn (l.) and Angkana Netvriseth (r.), both Thailand, swept the men's and women's titles in the Asian Bowling Federation Tour Thailand leg Monday at SF Strike Bowl in Bangkok, Thailand. Apiwich a newcomer on the Thai national team defeated Hussain Al-Suwaidi, UAE, 225-215, to claim the men's title. The women's title match was an all Thai affair in which Angkana secured the title with a 199-188 victory against Korngunya Aree. 
Wu Siu Hong (l.), Hong Kong, put an end to a six-year title drought on the Asian Bowling Federation Tour when he defeated the winner of the 2010 season-opening leg in Kuwait, Hussain Al-Suwaidi (r.), UAE, to win the Saudi Arabia leg Friday at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the title match, Siu Hong flew past Al-Suwaidi, 255-186, to finally get the monkey off of his back. Siu Hong's last victory on the ABF Tour came in the 2004 ABF Tour Tournament of Champions.
Hussain Al-Suwaidi (pictured left), UAE, successfully defended his title in the Asian Bowling Federation Tour Kuwait leg when he defeated Chester King, Philippines in the title match, 236-191, Thursday at Cozmo Bowling Center in Salmiya City, Kuwait. The top 16 Asians of the 7th Kuwait International Open advanced to the opening event of the 2010 ABF Tour. The second stop of the 2010 Asian Bowling Federation Tour will be held
in Saudi Arabia on April 9. 
Chester King, Philippines and Park Jin Hee, Korea, won the seventh and final leg of the 2009 Asian Bowling Federation Tour Sunday at Jaya Ancol Bowling Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. King captured his first career victory on the ABF Tour with a 170-147 victory against Phiriyahbhoon Pithakvarakorn, Thailand,. Park took revenge for the defeat in the Ancol Open against Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 226-193. The top 16 men and women in the 2009 ABFT rankings qualified for the 2010 Tournament of Champions
Shaker Al-Hassan and Malaysia's Tang Joh Six claimed the titles in the men's and women's division in the 2009 ABF Tour Hong Kong leg Sunday at Hong Kong Bowling City in Hong Kong, China. Al-Hassan captured the title with a 184-178 victory over local favorite Wu Siu Hong. On the women's side, Tang Joh Six denied Putty Armein's bid for back-to-back ABF Tour titles, 232-189. The Indonesian has won the fifth tour stop in Macau.
Hong Kong's Michael Tsang defeated Phoemphun Yakasem, Thailand, 176-165, in the title match en route to claim his second Asian Bowling Federation Tour title in the inaugural Macau leg Sunday at Cotai Bowling Center in Macau, China. In an all-Indonesian women's finale, Putty Armein flew past Tannya Roumimper, 264-179, to end a three-year title drought. The sixth leg of the 2009 ABF Tour will be staged in Hong Kong, China on Sunday, October 4 at Hong Kong Bowling City.